A hummingbird flaps its wings 5,000 times a minute when hovering in place. How many times will it flap its wing in 15 seconds?(1 point)

Question

The hummingbird will flap its wings ___ times.

Answer 1

To find out how many times a hummingbird flaps its wings in 15 seconds, we can start with the information given:

• The hummingbird flaps its wings 5,000 times in one minute.

1. First, convert the minutes to seconds. There are 60 seconds in a minute, so: $$\text{Flaps per second}=\frac{5000\text{ flaps}}{60\text{ seconds}}\approx 83.33\text{ flaps per second}$$

2. Now, we need to calculate how many flaps occur in 15 seconds: $$\text{Total flaps in 15 seconds}=83.33\text{ flaps/second}\times 15\text{ seconds}\approx 1250\text{ flaps}$$

Thus, the hummingbird will flap its wings approximately 1,250 times in 15 seconds.